If Mitt Romney is the Republican candidate for President, whom would you like to see elected as the next
president?Brookings (February 2012)

All Israelis

Israeli Jews only

Barack Obama

29%

32%

Mitt Romney

29%

29%

Neither

6%

5%

No Preference

7%

5%

If Rick Santorum is the Republican candidate for President, whom would you like to see elected as the next
president?Brookings (February 2012)

All Israelis

Israeli Jews

Barack Obama

33%

34%

Mitt Romney

18%

21%

Neither

7%

5%

No Preference

7%

5%

If Newt Gingrich is the Republican candidate for President, whom would you like to see elected as the next
president?Brookings (February 2012)

All Israelis

Israeli Jews

Barack Obama

32%

31%

Mitt Romney

25%

27%

Neither

6%

6%

No Preference

%

5%

If Ron Paul is the Republican candidate for President, whom would you like to see elected as the next
president?Brookings (February 2012)

All Israelis

Israeli Jews

Barack Obama

32%

34%

Mitt Romney

21%

24%

Neither

6%

5%

No Preference

8%

6%

Do you believe your country's government cooperates too much, not enough or about the right amount with the United States? (Pew, May 2011)

Total

Israeli Arabs

Israeli Jews

Too much

31%

40%

30%

Not enough

23%

25%

22%

About right

41%

23%

44%

Don't know

5%

12%

4%

In your opinion, will the United States recognize or not recognize an independent Palestinian state if there is a vote on this matter at the UN, even if at that time there is no agreement between Israel and the Palestinians and the Israeli government is opposed to the move? (Peace Index, May 2011)

General Public

Israeli Jews

Israeli Arabs

I think the U.S. will recognize it

32.9%

32.6%

34.5%

I think the U.S. will not recognize it

57.6%

57.2%

59.9%

Don't know/Refused to answer

9.4%

10.1%

5.5%

How would you describe the position of American President Barack Obama toward Israel and the Palestinians in light of his speeches during the past week? (Peace Index, May 2011)

General Public

Israeli Jews

Israeli Arabs

More pro-Israel

22.7%

14.2%

71.1%

More pro-Palestinian

27.7%

31.0%

8.9%

Balanced

40.5%

44.6%

16.7%

Don't know/Refused to answer

9.1%

10.1%

3.3%

If the US does play a more active role, do you expect this involvement will be a success or a failure? (Truman Institute/PCPSR)

December 2008

August 2009

Will be successful

49%

42%

Will be a failure

22%

30%

Will have no impact

23%

18%

Do you think Israel or the Palestinians would benefit more if the US intervened strongly in the peace process? (Truman Institute/PCPSR)

December 2008

August 2009

Israel would benefit more

14%

12%

Palestinians would benefit more

25%

33%

Both sides would benefit

39%

35%

Do you think that the US will decrease its military, economic or political support for Israel if Israel continues to be reluctant about US policy in the region? (Truman Institute/PCPSR)

December 2008

August 2009

Will decrease support

19%

36%

Will increase support

15%

7%

Support will not change

59%

51%

Do you agree of disagree with the statement that the US is a loyal ally of
Israel? (Ma'agar Mochot)

May 1-4, 2007

April 23-26, 2009

Agree

65%

68%

Disagree

11%

10%

As an Israeli, is your attitude towards the US positive or negative? (Ma'gar Mochot)

May 1-4, 2007

April 23-26, 2009

Positive

64%

72%

Negative

8%

3%

Do you believe that if Israel reaches a point of serious crisis where its very existence
is threatened — a "moment of truth" — the US will come to Israel's assistance? (Ma'gar Mochot)

May 1-4, 2007

April 23-26, 2009

Yes, it would help

80%

76%

What is the the main reason why the US will continue
to maintain close ties with Israel in the future? (Ma'gar Mochot)

May 1-4, 2007

April 23-26, 2009

Israel's vital role as a strategic partner of the US

48%

49%

The political role of American Jewry

30%

26%

Democratic
tradition and shared values

17%

15%

Do you believe that close relations between the
US and Israel are vital to the State of Israel's national security? (Ma'gar Mochot)

May 1-4, 2007

April 23-26, 2009

Yes, they are vital

91%

91%

Will the Obama administration and Netanyahu's government be able to maintain the friendly ties between the US and Israel or will US-Israel relations deteriorate and become fraught with tensions during their incumbencies? (Ma'gar Mochot, April 23-26, 2009)

Friendly relations will be maintained

48%

Relations will deteriorate and become fraught with tensions

26%

Are US and Israeli interests in the Middle East similar, complementary or different? (Ma'gar Mochot)

May 1-4, 2007

April 23-26, 2009

Similar

60%

39%

Complementary

-

32%

Different

36%

23%

Obama has declared his intention of bringing about reconciliation with the Muslim and Arab worlds in order to improve the US's position and image therein. Do you believe or not that such reconciliation will be at the expense of Israel's interests? (Ma'gar Mochot, April 23-26, 2009)

It will not come at Israel's expense

16%

It will come at Israel's expense

63%

Which of the following is closest to your view ? (Ma'gar Mochot, April 23-26, 2009)

The US should enter into direct talks with Iran and no preconditions

32%

The US should not negotiate with Iran

51%

Which of the following is closest to your view? (Ma'gar Mochot, April 23-26, 2009)

The US should enter into direct talks with Iran and no preconditions

32%

The US should not negotiate with Iran

51%

Which of the following is closest to your view ? (Ma'gar Mochot, April 23-26, 2009)

The US should enter into direct talks with Iran and no preconditions

32%

The US should not negotiate with Iran

51%

Suppose all diplomatic and economic efforts fail to convince Iran to shut down its uranium enrichment plant. If that happens, would you support or oppose Israeli military action aimed at destroying the Iranian nuclear facilities? (Ma'agar Mochot, April 23-26, 2009)

Support

75%

Oppose

15%

Would you still support Israel taking military action if the Obama administration opposed Israel taking action? (Asked only to supporters of Israeli military action against Iran) (Ma'agar Mochot, April 23-26, 2009)

Support

75%

Oppose

15%

Is the current level of support by American Jews for the Israeli government's policy too little, too much or about right? (Ma'agar Mochot, April 23-26, 2009)

Too much

9%

About right

42%

Too little

28%

Should American Jews feel free to publicly criticize the Israeli government and its policy? (Ma'gar Mochot)

May 1-4, 2007

April 23-26, 2009

Yes

62%

35%

Do American Jews continue to be close to Israel or are they drifting away from it? (Ma'agar Mochot, April 23-26, 2009)

The continue to be close

45%

The are drifting away

29%

Do you believe that President Bush's attitude towards Israel is friendly? (Ma'gar Mochot, May 1-4, 2007)

Yes

73%

Do you think that in the near future the US might impose a solution to the
Israeli-Palestinian conflict? (Ma'gar Mochot, May 1-4, 2007)

Yes

51%

No

43%

Do you believe that if the international diplomatic effort and
economic sanctions fail to stop Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons, the US "should use force" to destroy the Iranian nuclear facilities? (Ma'gar Mochot, May 1-4, 2007)

Yes

71%

Do you agree of disagree with the statement that in retrospect the US was correct in going to war in Iraq? (Ma'gar Mochot, May 1-4, 2007)

Agree

59%

Disagree

36%

Do you believe that the level of American Jewish support for Israel is sufficient? (Ma'gar Mochot, May 1-4, 2007)

Sufficient

52%

Insufficient

33%

Do you believe that US Jews are assimilating rapidly and are in danger of
disappearing? (Ma'gar Mochot, May 1-4, 2007)

Yes

49%

Do you believe that every American Jew should visit Israel? (Ma'gar Mochot, May 1-4, 2007)

Yes

69%

Do you think it is possible that American Jews might vote for a presidential or
congressional candidate who is anti-Israel? (Ma'gar Mochot, May 1-4, 2007)

Yes

57%

No

38%

Do you believe that there is anti-Semitism in the US? (Ma'gar Mochot, May 1-4, 2007)